Order-signal device



J- D. KELLY ORDER SIGNAL-DEVICE Feb. 15 1927. 1,617,850

Filed July 23, 1926 JOHN, D. ELLY,

Patented Feb. 15, 1927.

UNITED STATES v 1,617,850 PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN D. KELLY, OF YORK, N. Y,

' ORDER-SIGNAL nnvrcn.

Application filed July 23, 1926. Serial No. 124,411.

My invention relates to an order signal device. a I

The device embodying my invention is par-' ticularly well adapted foruse in providing amount of milk or like products desired, while notnecessarily restricted to this use. The device preferably embodies abody portion or back in the form of a sheet having neck of the milkbottle. On this back or sheet is detachably secured a stack or pad ofsignal elements or cards. These signal elements or cards are properlyruled and designated for receiving data indicating the amount of milk,cream, or like products to be delivered by the milkman 'to thepurchaser. When it is desired to leave a signal 30 parts throughout thesame,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the device applied to the neck of amilk bottle,

and all of the signal cards used up,

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the signal cards, and,

Figure 4 is a similar view showing the signal card inserted into themouth of the bottle. 4,

In the drawings, 'wherein for the purpose of illustration, is shown apreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designates a bodyportion or back, preferably 45 formed of'a sheet of cardboard or thelike.

This back is provided near its topwith an openingfi for the reception ofthe. neck of,

a milk bottle 7, as clearly shown in Figure 2. The back preferably hasprinted thereon, at 8, the representationof a milk bottle with one ofthe signal cards inserted therein, together with data indicating the useof the device. Beneath the opening 6, the name ofthe company deliveringthe milk maybe 5 printed, as indicated at 9. Side spaces a signal to themilkman, indicating the an opening which may be inserted over the.

may beprovided, for the reception of advertising matter.

Preferably arranged beneath the opening 6 and between the advertisingspaces 10 is a stack or pad 11. embodying a'pluralitv of signal ordercards 12. These cards are permanently secured to the back 5 by means ofa staple 13, and the cards are transversely perforated or scored, alongthe line 14,

-whereby they may be readilytorn or re moved from the stack or pad. Eachcard may be horizontally and vertically ruled, as

indicated at and 16. At the top of the card, as indicated at 17, may beprinted instructions, such as Extratodav-deliver. The columns formed bythe vertical lines 16 may have designations 18, Qt. PL, indicat ingquarts and pints. The number of quarts or pints may be filled in beneaththese designations, andthe names of the products are printed upon thelongitudinal lines 15, at the right of the vertical lines. Near thebottom of the vertical lines 16. the lower horizontal lines 15 may havedesignations 19 suchas, Lb. Doz. Lb., indicating pounds and dozens, andthe spaces opposite these desig nations may receive numerals indicatingthe number of same and opposite these spaces upon the lines 15 areprinted the names of the products, as shown. It is thus seen that thecard is properlv ruled and designated for the reception of dataindicating the desired oducts.

- Near its center, each card has slits 20, which extendinwardly from theouter edges of the cards. for substantial distances. and affordshoulders 21. That portion of the card beneath the slits 20, may betermed an attaching portion, and is designated by the numeral 22. Thisattaching portion preferably has printed thereon a hand 23 drawn toindicate that the same is hold ing the signal order card, and ,ispresenting it to the milkman: The body portion or back 5 has printedthereon beneath the pad, an arrangement of data 24 which is identicalwith such arrangement printed upon the I In the use of the device, thedc livers the same to the customer, with a full bottle of milk, byplacing the same upon the neck of the bottle, as indicated in Figure 2.The user removes the device from the milk bottle, and when desired,removes a card from the pad, and fills in the amount of the productsdesired, upon the designated portion of the card. The lower attachingportion of the card may be held in the fingers as indicated in Figure 3and flexed and insorted in the mouth of the bottle, as shown in Figure4. Particular attention is called to the fact that the slits 20 permitof the card being so flexed,- aud in addition, the shoulders 21 providedthereon, prevent the card from falling into the bottle. The milkman, ofcourse, reads the data from the card and leaves the desired amount ofgoods. When the last card has beenused up and the pad exhausted, thelast order is made on the designated space 24, of the back 5, and thisback is then hung upon the neck of the milk bottle, by the customer,indicating to the milkman the desired order and also indicating that thepad is exhausted and that he should leave a new order device. it is thusseen that the device has means whereby it may be readily delivered tothe user with the milk, and returned to the milkman when it is exhaustedas a means of indicating that a new order device is desired.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention, herewith shown anddescribed, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape,size and arrangement of parts may beresorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention, or thescope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim 1. A signal order devicecomprising a back sheet having means whereby it may be removably mountedupon a milk bottle, a pad of signal order cards secured to the backsheet, the cards being individually detachable from the back sheet, eachcard havin suitable designations for the ordering of prbducts, each cardbeing detachable from the pad and adapted for insertion within the milkbottle, said back sheet having a portion suitably designated for theordering of products, the designated portion of the back sheetbeing-covered by said pad, the arrangement being such that after thelast signal order card has been detached from the back sheet, the ordermay be made upon the designated portion of the back sheet which is thenplaced upon the milk bottle and serves to place the order and also as asignal that the pad is exhausted.

2. A signal order device comprising a back sheet provided near itsforward end with an opening for receiving the neck or a milk bottle,said back sheet having a' suitably designated order space whereby thedesired products may be indicated therein, a pad of signal order cardssecured to the back sheet, said pad being smaller than the back sheetand covering the order space of the back sheet, each card beingindividually detachable from the pad,each card having suitabledesignations for the ordering of desired products, each cardhaving aportion thereon adapted for the insertion within the neck of a milkbottle, the arrangement being such that after all of the signal cardshave been used up the order may be indicated upon the order space of theback sheet which may be then applied to the milk bottle and will notonly indicate the desired order but will also indicate that the pad isexhausted. I

3. A signal order device COIIIPI'ISlDg a back sheet having means wherebyit may be 'detachably mounted upon a milk bottle, said cate that the padis exhausted.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN D. KELLY.

